An indoor soil erosion research facility

B. N. Wilson; C. T. Rice

ABSTRACT:

An indoor facility capable of studying soil erosion on a 2.4-m × 9.8-m (8-X 32-foot) surface is described. Image-processing techniques were used to measure erosion characteristics. The facility has been used to study the dynamic changes in rill characteristics and to evaluate the drainage network of rills. This system is unique in its capabilities to gather detailed and accurate erosion data on a large, indoor surface.

Footnotes

B. N. Wilson is an associate professor and C. T. Rice is a research engineer in the Agricultural Engineering Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 74078. The research on which this report is based was financed in part by the U.S. Department of the Interior as authorized by the Water Research Development Act of 1979 (P.L. 95–467). Contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the US. Department of the Interior. Additional support was provided by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, and this report is published with the approval of its director as Journal Paper No. 5648. Mention of trade names is for informational purposes and does not necessarily imply endorsement.
Copyright 1990 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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